Caps Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 26- 3-76 Doha Saudi Arabia 1-0 Gulf Cup
2 28- 3-76 Doha Kuwait 0-4 Gulf Cup
3 1 1 1- 4-76 Doha UA Emirates 3-1 Gulf Cup
4 1 3- 4-76 Doha Iraq 0-0 Gulf Cup
5 1 2 7- 4-76 Doha Oman 4-1 Gulf Cup
6 2 4 10- 4-76 Doha Bahrain 3-0 Gulf Cup
7 1 5 8- 3-77 Doha Tunisia 1-0
8 1 6 13- 3-77 Doha Bahrain 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
9 6 15- 3-77 Doha Kuwait 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
10 6 19- 3-77 Doha Bahrain 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
11 6 21- 3-77 Doha Kuwait 1-4 World Cup Qualifier
12 1 7 10-12-78 Bangkok Iraq 1-2 Asian Games
13 2 9 12-12-78 Bangkok Saudi Arabia 2-2 Asian Games
14 9 14-12-78 Bangkok China 0-3 Asian Games
15 1 10 2- 3-79 Dhaka Afghanistan 2-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
16 1 11 4- 3-79 Dhaka Bangladesh 1-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
17 1 12 7- 3-79 Dhaka Afghanistan 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
18 1 13 9- 3-79 Dhaka Bangladesh 4-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
19 13 24- 3-79 Baghdad Kuwait 1-3 Gulf Cup
20 13 26- 3-79 Baghdad Iraq 0-2 Gulf Cup
21 1 14 28- 3-79 Baghdad UA Emirates 1-0 Gulf Cup
22 14 31- 3-79 Baghdad Oman 1-0 Gulf Cup
23 14 4- 4-79 Baghdad Saudi Arabia 0-7 Gulf Cup
24 14 6- 4-79 Baghdad Bahrain 1-1 Gulf Cup
25 2 16 17- 9-80 Kuwait City UA Emirates 2-1 Asian Nations Cup
26 16 19- 9-80 Kuwait City South Korea 0-2 Asian Nations Cup
27 1 17 22- 9-80 Kuwait City Malaysia 1-1 Asian Nations Cup
28 17 25- 9-80 Kuwait City Kuwait 0-4 Asian Nations Cup
29 17 18- 3-81 Riyadh Iraq 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
30 2 19 22- 3-81 Riyadh Bahrain 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
31 1 20 27- 3-81 Riyadh Syria 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
32 20 31- 3-81 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
33 20 19- 3-82 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 0-1 Gulf Cup
34 1 21 22- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Oman 3-0 Gulf Cup
35 1 22 26- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Iraq 1-2 Gulf Cup
36 22 29- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia 0-1 Gulf Cup
37 22 31- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Bahrain 0-1 Gulf Cup
38 22 4- 4-82 Abu Dhabi Kuwait 2-1 Gulf Cup
39 1 23 8- 7-83 Doha Sudan 3-1
40 23 10- 3-84 Muscat Saudi Arabia 2-1 Gulf Cup
41 23 13- 3-84 Muscat UA Emirates 0-1 Gulf Cup
42 1 24 16- 3-84 Muscat Kuwait 2-1 Gulf Cup
43 1 25 18- 3-84 Muscat Oman 2-0 Gulf Cup
44 25 22- 3-84 Muscat Bahrain 1-1 Gulf Cup
45 1 26 25- 3-84 Muscat Iraq 2-1 Gulf Cup
46 1 27 28- 3-84 Muscat Iraq 1-1 [1] Gulf Cup
47 27 16- 4-84 Singapore Malaysia 2-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
48 27 21- 4-84 Singapore Thailand 1-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
49 1 28 23- 4-84 Singapore Iraq 2-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
50 28 26- 4-84 Singapore Japan 2-1 Olympic G. Qualifier
51 28 29- 7-84 Annapolis France Olympic 2-2 Olympic Games
52 28 31- 7-84 Annapolis Chile Olympic 0-1 Olympic Games
53 28 2- 8-84 Harvard Norway Olympic 0-2 Olympic Games
54 28 1-12-84 Singapore Syria 1-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
55 28 3-12-84 Singapore Kuwait 0-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
56 28 8-12-84 Singapore Saudi Arabia 1-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
57 28 10-12-84 Singapore South Korea 1-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
58 28 19- 3-85 Amman Jordan 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
59 3 31 22- 3-85 Doha Lebanon 7-0 [!] World Cup Qualifier
60 4 35 27- 3-85 Doha Lebanon 8-0 [!] World Cup Qualifier
61 1 36 5- 4-85 Doha Iraq 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
62 36 12- 4-85 Doha Jordan 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
63 1 37 5- 5-85 Calcutta Iraq 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
64 1 38 5- 7-85 Taif Jordan 2-0 Arab Cup
65 38 7- 7-85 Taif Saudi Arabia 0-1 Arab Cup
66 1 39 10- 7-85 Taif Bahrain 1-1 [2] Arab Cup
67 39 12- 7-85 Taif Saudi Arabia 0-0 [3] Arab Cup
68 1 40 17- 4-87 Doha Syria 2-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
69 40 8- 1-88 Muscat Iraq 1-4 Olympic G. Qualifier
70 40 3- 3-88 Riyadh Kuwait 1-1 Gulf Cup
71 40 5- 3-88 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0-0 Gulf Cup
72 40 8- 3-88 Riyadh UA Emirates 2-1 Gulf Cup
73 1 41 10- 3-88 Riyadh Oman 1-2 Gulf Cup
74 41 9-10-88 Singapore Singapore 1-0
75 41 2-12-88 Doha Iran 0-2 Asian Nations Cup
76 1 42 6-12-88 Doha UA Emirates 2-1 Asian Nations Cup
77 1 43 12-12-88 Doha Japan 3-0 Asian Nations Cup
78 2 45 21- 7-89 Cairo Egypt 3-3
79 1 46 28- 7-89 Tlemcen Algeria 1-1
80 46 22- 9-89 Kuwait City Kuwait 0-1
81 46 13-10-89 Singapore South Korea 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
82 1 47 16-10-89 Singapore Saudi Arabia 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
83 47 20-10-89 Singapore North Korea 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
84 47 24-10-89 Singapore UA Emirates 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
85 1 48 28-10-89 Singapore China 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
86 48 23- 2-90 Kuwait City Bahrain 0-0 Gulf Cup
87 48 27- 2-90 Kuwait City UA Emirates 0-0 Gulf Cup
88 2 50 4- 3-90 Kuwait City Oman 4-2 Gulf Cup
89 50 7- 3-90 Kuwait City Kuwait 0-2 Gulf Cup
90 50 24- 4-93 Singapore Indonesia 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
91 50 26- 4-93 Singapore Vietnam 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
92 50 30- 4-93 Singapore Singapore 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
93 50 2- 5-93 Singapore North Korea 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
94 50 2-10-00 Doha Egypt 0-1 [*]
[1] Qatar lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
[2] Qatar lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
[3] Qatar lost 1-3 on penalty kicks.
[!] these two World Cup qualifiers were annulled as such by FIFA but the
matches were of course played.
[*] Meftah marking his retirement from international football at age 44
NB: the matches against Brazil Olympic Team (1-3, 10-11-79, one goal converted),
Jordan Team XI (0-1, 6- 9-80 and 3-0, 8- 9-80), Libyan Team (1-2, 19- 2-81,
one goal converted), Mexico Olympic Team (1-1, 11- 3-82, one goal converted)
and Honduras Olympic Team (2-1, 13- 3-82, one goal converted) were not full A
and are therefore not included here.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
94 40 22 32 129- 105 102 54.26
Types of Matches and Goals
Gulf Cup 33 14
World Cup Qualifier 23 15
Asian Cup Qualifier 8 4
Friendlies 7 5
Asian Nations Cup 7 5
Olympic Games Qualifier 6 2
Arab Cup 4 2
Olympic Games 3 0
Asian Games 3 3
Total 94 50
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